Pleasant Hill Gets Tough on Leaves
Posted By J.T. on November 10, 2009
Pleasant Hill residents who have “yard waste” on the street now face fines of up to $500 and 60 days in jail due to the passing of an amended ordinance recently.
From the Pleasant Hill Times:
Homeowners will no longer be able to blow huge piles of fall leaves into neighborhood streets under an amended nuisance ordinance adopted by the Pleasant Hill City Council last week.
The amendment cleans up language in the city’s nuisance ordinance and adds leaves, yard waste, compost materials or plant trimmings to the list of trash or junk that cannot be disposed of on city streets.
The amended ordinance was prompted by homeowners on Baltimore Street who complained that their neighbors were blowing huge piles of leaves into the street.
The property owners said the leaves were not only an eyesore, but were potentially dangerous.
Leaves and yard waste were not specifically mentioned in the nuisance ordinance and feared that omission might make it difficult to enforce.
The new ordinance corrects that oversight and clarifies the definition of “nuisance materials” that are prohibited on city streets.
In addition to leaves and yard waste, the public is also prohibited from disposing of ashes, sawdust, shavings, straw, rubbish, refuse, garbage, metals, old clothing, dead animals and several other offensive or disagreeable materials in streets, on sidewalks, lots or ponds.
Persons found in violation of the ordinance face a fine of up to $500 and 60 days in jail for each offense.
The amended ordinance passed by a unanimous 3-0 vote of the City Council. Councilmen Larry Rosanbalm, Pat Bates and Steve Long all voted for the change and Councilman Paul Beason was absent.
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